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STEM

Donor’s ‘Belief in Potential’ Motivates $1.5M Gift

Wednesday, February 1, 2023, By Eileen Korey

Like many young women with an interest in science, Laura Feldman ’81 thought about a career in medicine when she entered Syracuse University. But she was daunted by the statistics and her future prospects: At the time, women were not…

STEM

On Tragedy’s Anniversary, Former NASA Leader Sean O’Keefe Reflects on the ‘Price of Diligence’

Wednesday, February 1, 2023, By Jessica Youngman

The Columbia shuttle was scheduled to land at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on the morning of Feb. 1, 2003, after completing a successful 16-day research mission. Joining the families of the ship’s seven-member crew…

Campus & Community

A Critical Link: Field Supervisors Support Teachers-in-Training Through Experience and Reflection

Tuesday, January 31, 2023, By News Staff

Now in the third act of their distinguished careers, Patricia Floyd-Echols G’83, G’95 and Patricia Charboneau G’08 continue to demonstrate a commitment to training the next generation of teachers. Both Floyd-Echols and Charboneau are former teachers and school administrators, and…

Drive Thru HR Podcast

Prof. Vincent Weighs In On Gen Z Union Activity On Drive Thru HR Podcast

Friday, January 27, 2023, By Julia Mazzer

Lynne Vincent, associate professor of management in the Whitman School, was featured on the Drive Thru HR podcast. Prof. Vincent starred on the podcast to share her expertise in the social psychology around the increase in Gen Z union activity…

Campus & Community

2022-23 Syracuse Symposium Addresses Timely Topics With Diverse Slate of Programming

Wednesday, January 25, 2023, By Dan Bernardi

Reparations for slavery. Environmental justice. Reproductive justice. Students, faculty, staff and the general public are invited to engage with these urgent topics and more throughout the spring semester thanks to the Syracuse University Humanities Center’s Syracuse Symposium. The lineup of…

Campus & Community

University Celebration Honors the Legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  

Tuesday, January 24, 2023, By News Staff

More than 2,000 members of the Syracuse University and greater Syracuse communities came together in the JMA Wireless Dome on Sunday, Jan. 22, to celebrate the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Syracuse University’s 38th Annual Rev….

Campus & Community

For Children’s Author Rob Buyea ’99, G’00, Writing Is Both ‘Humbling and Rewarding’

Tuesday, January 10, 2023, By Martin Walls

When Rob Buyea ’99, G’00 first began teaching, he remembers talking to his students about writing and challenging them in their skills—but he wasn’t doing that himself. “Simply put, that didn’t sit well with me, so I got started. I…

Health & Society

Former Syracuse University Athletic Trainer Credited With Performing Life-Saving CPR on Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin

Thursday, January 5, 2023, By John Boccacino

Former Syracuse University football athletic trainer Denny Kellington is being praised for helping save the life of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin after Hamlin collapsed on the field in the first quarter of a “Monday Night Football” game vs. the…

STEM

Nature-Inspired Designs Could Offer Solutions for Global Challenges

Thursday, January 5, 2023, By News Staff

Bioinspired research draws from the natural world to develop solutions for global challenges. But it can be difficult to turn these research ideas into actual materials and methods that can be applied to real world problems in areas like construction,…

Media Tip Sheets

Buffalo’s Resilience

Wednesday, January 4, 2023, By Vanessa Marquette

The city of Buffalo has faced many hard times in these past several months, including the mass shooting at Tops, the December blizzard and previous winter storm, a deadly house fire, and now worrying about Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamiln…